LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY REVIEW SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS 2014-2019 Situational Analysis Report Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project Area ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objectives Of The Reviewed LED Strategy ............................................................ 2 1.3 Methodology .......................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Report Structure ..................................................................................................... 3 1.4.1 Structure of the Document.............................................................................................. 3 1.5 Principles ............................................................................................................... 5 1.5.1 Sustainable Development............................................................................................... 5 1.5.2 Local Economic Development ........................................................................................ 6 2 Policy Framework ........................................................................................................ 8 2.1 International Perspective ........................................................................................ 8 2.1.1 Millennium Development Goals ...................................................................................... 8 2.2 National Policy Framework ..................................................................................... 9 2.3 Provincial Policy Framework ................................................................................ 13 2.3.1 Provincial Growth and Development Plan: 2004 – 2014. ............................................. 13 2.3.2 Spatial Development Plan: Eastern Cape Province ..................................................... 13 2.3.3 The Eastern Cape Industrial Strategy .......................................................................... 14 2.3.4 Eastern Cape Rural Development Strategy ................................................................. 14 2.3.5 Eastern Cape Provincial Industrial Development Strategy (PIDS) .............................. 15 2.3.6 Eastern Cape Jobs Strategy ........................................................................................ 16 2.3.7 Eastern Cape Tourism Master Plan 2009-2014 ........................................................... 17 2.3.8 LED Implementation at a Provincial Level .................................................................... 18 2.4 District Policy Framework ..................................................................................... 18 Joe Gqabi District Municipality LED Strategy Review (2014) i Situational Analysis Report 2.5 Institutional Framework ........................................................................................ 24 2.5.1 District Level ................................................................................................................. 24 2.5.2 Local Municipal Level ................................................................................................... 25 3 Environmental Profile ............................................................................................... 28 3.1.1 Elundini ......................................................................................................................... 29 3.1.2 Senqu ........................................................................................................................... 30 3.1.3 Maletswai ...................................................................................................................... 30 3.1.4 Gariep ........................................................................................................................... 30 3.2 Climate ................................................................................................................. 30 3.3 Topography .......................................................................................................... 33 3.4 Hydrology ............................................................................................................ 34 3.4.1 Town Water Sources .................................................................................................... 36 4 Socio- Economic Profile ........................................................................................... 36 4.1 Population Statistics ............................................................................................. 37 4.1.1 Population Size ............................................................................................................. 37 4.1.2 Population Profile ......................................................................................................... 37 4.1.3 Household dynamics .................................................................................................... 38 4.1.4 Child Headed Households ............................................................................................ 39 4.2 Education Levels .................................................................................................. 39 4.2.1 Type Of Sector By Level Of Education ......................................................................... 39 4.3 Employment and Occupation ............................................................................... 42 4.3.1 Employment per Sector ................................................................................................ 42 4.3.2 Unemployment ............................................................................................................. 43 4.4 Household Income ............................................................................................... 43 4.5 Migration Patterns ................................................................................................ 44 Joe Gqabi District Municipality LED Strategy Review (2014) ii Situational Analysis Report 4.6 Socio-Economic Snapshot ................................................................................... 45 4.6.1 Socio-Economic Status Snapshot (2011/12)................................................................ 45 5 Economic Profile Overview ...................................................................................... 46 5.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 46 5.2 Main Economic Activities ...................................................................................... 46 5.2.1 Contribution to GDP ..................................................................................................... 47 5.2.2 Contribution to Employment ......................................................................................... 48 5.3 Summary .............................................................................................................. 48 6 Infrastructure Profile ................................................................................................. 49 6.1.1 Access to Electricity ...................................................................................................... 49 6.1.2 Access to Water ........................................................................................................... 50 6.1.3 Access to Sanitation ..................................................................................................... 50 6.1.4 Improved Access to Basic Services ............................................................................. 51 6.1.5 Infrastructure Development Interventions .................................................................... 51 6.1.6 Summary ...................................................................................................................... 54 7 Opportunities and Constraints ................................................................................. 54 7.1 SWOT Analysis .................................................................................................... 54 7.1.1 Development Potential of Joe Gqabi DM ..................................................................... 54 7.1.2 Strengths across JGDM ............................................................................................... 55 7.1.3 Weaknesses across JGDM .......................................................................................... 55 7.1.4 Opportunities across JGDM ......................................................................................... 55 7.1.5 Constraints Across JGDM ............................................................................................ 57 7.2 Development Potential Assessment of Elundini .................................................... 60 7.2.1 Opportunities in Elundini LM ........................................................................................ 60 7.2.2 Constraints in Elundini LM ............................................................................................ 63 Joe Gqabi District Municipality LED Strategy Review (2014) iii Situational Analysis Report 7.2.3 LED Potential in Elundini LM ........................................................................................ 65 7.3 Development Potential Assessment